Apparatus for effecting the rinsing of the vagina



April 2, 1940. szAsz I 2,195,945

APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE RINSING OF THE VAGINA Filed Jan. 14, 1957 'III IIIIII/III/Il/III/II/IIII/I Patented Apr. 2, 1940 UNITED STATES APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING THE RINSING OF THE VAGINA Alexander Szasz, Budapest, Hungary Applicationdanuary 14, 1937, Serial No. 120,567

In Austria January 17, 1936 7 Claims.

The invention relates to an irrigator for performing internal ablutions of the vagina.

Irrigators of this kind are already known which consist of a hollow body having walls perforated by ports by which hollow body the cavity of the human body is expanded, the said hollow body being fitted at its rear end with an opening of great width, through which a tube can be introduced which has its point of issue at the deepest place of the irrigator body. When applying this known type of apparatus the pipeline is joined on to a liquid container arranged in an elevated position, so that the liquid will flow through the pipe-line, will rinse the expanded walls of the body cavity and will be discharged between the pipe-line and the irrigator body The purpose and aim of my invention is to enable the rinsing water in the 'case of subaqueous rinsings to be used in a direct manner, and to be discharged through the tube by which it was introduced. For the purpose of subaqueous rinsings of the bowels, to be effected in a bath, it is known to conduct thedischarged rinsing Water into the drain of the bath tub. In this instance no use is made of any expanding irrigator, nor is the bath water itself used for rinsing, the rinsing liquid being, on the contrary, admitted from a receptacle supplying the required pressure. For carrying out suchrinsings of the vagina the internal tube, according to my invention, communicates with the drain pipe of the bath tub, the supply hose being inserted in a water-tight manner into the drain branch. For the purpose of disinfecting the bath Water for enabling medicaments to be used, a sieve pocket suitable for accommodating the disinfectant or medicament is provided in the cavity of the irrigator body. v

An object of my invention accordingly is to provide an 'irrigator enabling the long-continued, uninterrupted rinsing or internal ablution of the vagina being effected during bathing in any kind of bath tub by means of the bath water which is permanently kept at the same raised temperature and to which medicaments may possibly be added, whilst at the same time avoiding any chance of mixing the used rinsing water with the rest of the water contained in the tub.

A further object of my invention is to provide an apparatus which is composed of parts capable of being expanded which parts in their totality form a hollow body fitted with ports and which is adapted to the form of the body cavity. The

ports are provided in the lateral walls of the hollowbody, and the hollow body is fitted at its connection.

rear end with an opening of relatively large width through which a tube can be introduced which has its point of issue at the deepest place of the irrigator body. The device enables subaqueous rinsing to be effected in the bath tub, the said hose being capableof being inserted in a tight manner into the drain branch of the bath tub.

A further object is to provide a hose which is capable of being clamped in position in thehollow irrigator body with the aid of special means. By pushing the end of the hose into the irrigator body, the various parts of the latter are spread apart, 1. e., expanded. The various parts of the irrigator body are mutually connected by means of joints.

As a further object of the invention these joints are connected with a locking device by which it is only in that condition of the parts of the hollow body in which these parts are folded apart that the joint jaws are released for dis- In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the device in the open position with the drain tube omitted; 1

Fig. 2 is .a plan view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end view of a portio of Fig, I;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view, partly in section, of a part of the drain tube; and Fig. 6 is a vertical section showing the operative set up of the device.

; n theinside of theleg. parts of the two parts of hollow body 1, 2 forming the irrigator body, jaws 3, 4' and 3', 4, respectively are provided, on one of which is carried a pin 1, whilst, on the other an opening 8 is provided. Whilst one of the jaws 3 or 3, respectively, is shifted in-, wards by a certain distance from the external periphery of the leg part, so as to come to be situated at the endof a port issuing on the external periphery, the second jaw 4 or 4', respectively, ends at the external periphery and forms the boundary of a recess -3 ending at the internal periphery. Joining on closely to the jaw 4 or 4, a recess 6' is provided, opposite to which the jaw 3 of the other part 2 comes to be situated if the body parts I, 2 are assembled. (Fig. 2.) The jaws 3, 4, in case of rotation, move eccentrically relatively to each other. For this purpose the pin l is, in the embodiment illustrated by way of example, arranged eccentrically on the surface of the jaw 3. It would, of course, also be possible to ensure the same purpose by arranging the borehole 8 eccentrically in the jaw 4. It is also possible to provide on one of the jaws 3, 4 an extension, pin or the like engaging with the recess 6 for the purpose of serving as a lock against any release of the joint.

Owing to the eccentrical relative position of the two jaws 3, G, the jaw 3 will in case the parts of the hollow body are folded apart as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 come to be situated outside the recesses 6 and the hollow body parts can be pushed apart axially in the direction of the pins 1, the hollowed parts 5 and 5 permitting the jaw 4 to be drawn off without anyobstacle from the pin 1. In the operative position, i, e., in the position in which the two parts of hollow body I, 2 are folded together, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 1, the jaws are situated outside the recesses 6' and the two body parts are secured against any displacement in the direction of the pins 1. The two parts of hollow body forming the irrigator head are accordingly mutually connected in a fixed and immovable manner as long as they are not swung out so as to form an angle of 90 with each other, as it is only in this relative position that the engagement of the jaws 3 with the recesses S ceases.

Accordingly any unintentional separation of the two hollow body parts i and 2 from each other is entirely impossible.

In order to prevent any opening of the body parts should the irrigator body be gripped in a clumsy manner on its leg part, the lower edge of the leg part is according to the invention cut away to such an extent as to ensure that the gripping surfaces 9, it by which it is possible to grip the irrigator head are situated above a plane M (Fig. 3) passing through the pivots I. This will make it impossible for any unintentional opening of the two hollow body parts I, '2 to take place, as the pressure exerted on the surfaces 9, IE) will mutually compress the two hollow body parts.

The drain pipe I I is according to the invention fitted with an exchangeable drain pipe head l2, which can be replaced by larger or smaller rings according to whether it is desired to expand the hollow body parts i, 2 in a greater or in a smaller extent, The drain pipe head it, as is well known, when introduced into the irrigator, engages the stepped serrations i5 provided on the inside of the parts of hollow body and, when penetrating into the irrigator, gradually expands the hollow body parts i, 2 more and more, whereby the corresponding body cavity is suitably widened. To the last serration tooth l5 there joins on a ser ration l8 extending in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the irrigator, by which serration the drain pipe head pushed beyond the last serration tooth 5 for the purpose of the further expansion of the parts of hollow body is held fixed against any gliding back from the position it occupies at any moment, and by which further the reaching of the limit position of expansion is made perceptible to the person efiecting the irrigation. The limit position of the expansion of the irrigator can be varied by making use of the drain pipe heads of difierent size.

On the drain pipe it is possible to push a medicament carrier I 3 composed of a tubular or nooselike net or the like, which medicament carrier can be introduced into the expansible irrigator together with the drain pipe head. Into the net [3 an added substance, which may for instance be a solid substance, is inserted over which the rinsing water will then play inside the body cavity and gradually dissolve the said substance.

In Fig. 6, the operation of the device is illustrated. Here, B represents the body, C the cavity therein. A flexible drain tube F is attached to the outer end of the tube H. The other end of the tube F is formed to provide means E for sealing the drain opening D of the bath tub T. The assembly of the tube II in the hollow members I, 2, is clearly illustrated in Fig, 6. In operation, the bath fluid enters the hollow member as indicated by arrows, through the large opening A, contacts the walls of the cavity C through the perforations in the walls of members l, 2, then flows out through the tubes H and F and is discharged down the drain of the tub T.

What I claim is:

1. Apparatus for effecting the subaqueous rinsing of a body cavity in a bath tub containing water or other bathing fluid, comprising a hollow body member having perforated side walls, said member being adapted to be inserted in said cavity to expand the same and the opening thereof, said member being formed to provide a relatively large opening in one end thereof, a drain tube for draining the water from said bath tub, said tube having an over-all diameter less than that of said opening in said member, one end of said tube being adapted to be fitted in the drain opening of said tub to seal the same against the escape of water therethrough except through said tube, the other end of said tube being adapted to be extended into said hollow body through said end opening thereof, and means for securing said last named end of said tube inwardly of said member to cause the draining of said bath water to be through said body cavity.

2. Apparatus for effecting the subaqueous rinsing of a body cavity in a bath tub containing water or other bathing fluid, comprising a hollow body member having perforated side walls, said member being adapted to be inserted in said cavity to expand the same and the opening thereof, said member being formed to provide a relatively large opening in one end thereof, a drain tube for draining the water from said bath tub, said tube having an over-all diameter less than that of said opening in said member, one end of said tube being adapted to be fitted in the drain opening of said tub to seal the same against the escape of water therethrough except through said tube, the other end of said tube being adapted to be extended into said hollow body through said end opening thereof, means for securing said last named end of said tube inwardly of said member to cause the draining of said bath water to be through said body cavity, and said last named tube end being open to provide an unobstructed drain opening.

3. Apparatus for effecting the subaqueous rinsing of a body cavity in a bath tub containing water or other bathing fluid, comprising a hollow body member having perforated side walls, said member being adapted to be inserted in said cavity to expand the same and the opening thereof, said member being formed to provide a relatively large opening in one end thereof, a drain tube for draining the water from said. bath tub, said tube having an over-all diameter less than that of said opening in said member, one end of said tube being adapted to be fitted in the drain opening of said tub to seal the same against the escape of water therethrough except through said tube, the other end of said tube being adapted to be extended into said hollow body through said end opening thereof, means for securing said last named end of said tube inwardly of said member to cause the draining of said bath water to be through said body cavity, said body member being expansible and comprising a plurality of hingedly connected sections, and means carried by said inner end of said tube for spreading said sections to expand said member.

4. Apparatus for efiecting the su'baqueous rinsing of a body cavity in a bath tub containing water or other bathing fluid, comprising a hollow body member having perforated side walls,- said member being adapted to be inserted in said cavity to expand the same and the opening thereof, said member being formed to provide a relatively large opening in one end thereof, a drain tube for draining the water from said bath tub, said tube having an over-all diameter less than that of said opening in said member, one end of said tube being adapted to be fitted in the drain opening of said tub to seal the same against the escape of water therethrough except through said tube, the other end of said tube being adapted to be extended into said hollow body through said end opening thereof, means for securing said last named end of said tube inwardly of said member to cause the draining of said bath water to be through said body cavity, and medicament carrying means carried by said tube adjacent said inner end thereof, said carrying means being adapted to be positioned inside said member.

5. Apparatus for effecting the subaqueous rinsing of a body cavity in a bath tub containing Water or other bathing fluid, comprising a hollow body member having perforated side walis, said member being adapted to be inserted in said cavity to expand the same and the opening thereof, said member being formed to provide a relatively large opening in one end thereof, a drain tube for draining the Water from said bath tub, said tube having an over-all diameter less than that of said opening in said member, one end of said tube being adapted to be fitted in the drain opening of said tub to seal the same against the escape of water therethrough except through said tube, the other end of said tube being adapted to be extended into said hollow body through said end opening thereof, means for securing said last named end of said tube inwardly of said member to cause the draining of said bath water to be through said body cavity, said body member comprising a pair of complementary sections, means hingedly connecting said sections together at one end, said connecting means being formed to permit the complete separation of said sections when they have been swung apart a predetermined distance,

that of said opening in said member, one end of i said tube being adapted to be fitted in the drain opening of tub to seal the same against the escape of Water therethrough except through said tube, the other end of said tube being adapted to be extended into said hollow body through said end opening thereof, means for securing said last named end of said tube inwardly of said member to cause the draining of said bath water to be through said body cavity, said body member comprising a pair of complementary sections, and means hingedly connecting said sections together at one end, said connecting means including eccentric means moving said sections relatively and permitting the complete separation of said sections when the same have been swung open a predetermined distance.

'7. Apparatus for effecting the subaqueous rinsing of a body cavity in a bath tub containing water or other bathing fluid, comprising a hollow body member having perforated side walls, said member being adapted to be inserted in said cavity to expand the same and the opening thereof, said member being formed to provide a relatively large opening in one end thereof, a drain tube for draining the water from said bath tub, said. tube having an over-all diameter less than that of said opening in said member, one end of said tube being adapted to be fitted in the drain opening of said tub to seal the same against the escape of water therethrough except through said tube, the other end of said tube being adapted to be extended into said hollow body through said end opening thereof, means for securing said last named and of said tube inwardly of said mem her to cause the draining of said bath water to be through said body cavity, said body member comprising a pair of complementary sections, complementary ears carried by each section adjacent one end, a pin carried by an ear of each section and inserta'bie in a complementary ear of the other section to hingedly connect said sections together, said connection being separable by movement of one section later-ally relative to the other, and said sections being formed to provide means for preventing said lateral movement until said sections have been swung open on said hinge a predetermined distance.

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